Moja ya neema nyingi ambazo Allah (swt) amemjaalia Ummah tukufu ya Kiislamu ni kuifanya dunia yote kuwa safi na msikiti, pamoja na mihrabu kubwa kwa ajili yake, ambapo Allah (swt) anaabudiwa katika kila kona yake, iwe katika misikiti, sokoni, mitaani, shuleni na vyuoni, majumbani, mipakani, na kadhalika. Kwa hiyo, dunia yote ni msikiti, na hili linaonyeshwa na Hadithi iliyopokelewa na Bukhari na Muslim kutoka kwa Jabir ibn ‘Abdullah, kwamba Mtume wa Allah ﷺ alisema: "Nimepewa mambo matano ambayo hayakupewa nabii yeyote kabla yangu: Nimepata ushindi kwa hofu (ya adui) umbali wa mwezi mmoja; ardhi imefanywa kwangu kuwa takatifu, safi na msikiti, hivyo popote itakapofika wakati wa sala kwa yeyote miongoni mwenu, basi aswali pale alipo; ngawira za vita zimefanywa halali kwangu, na hazikuwahi kuhalalishwa kwa yeyote kabla yangu; nimepewa shafaa (uombezi); na kila nabii alitumwa kwa watu wake peke yao, lakini mimi nimetumwa kwa wanadamu wote." Mtume wa Allah ﷺ alitumwa kwa wanadamu wote, kwani Allah (swt) anasema: "Wala hatukukutuma ila kuwa ni rehema kwa walimwengu wote" [TMQ 34:28]. Na Allah (swt) amewawajibishia Ummah wa Kiislamu kubeba Uislamu kama njia ya maisha kwa dunia nzima, kwani Allah (swt) anasema: "Hivyo ndivyo tulivyokufanyeni Ummah wa wastani ili muwe mashahidi juu ya watu, na Mtume awe shahidi juu yenu." [TMQ 2:143] Kwa hiyo, moja ya wajibu muhimu zaidi wa Ummah huu ni kufanya kazi ya kueneza dini ya Allah (swt), kwani Yeye (swt) anasema: "???" [TMQ : ] Hili linaweza kutimizwa kwa kuiongoza dunia, ili kuwatoa wanadamu gizani na kuwaongoza kwenye nuru, na kuinua juu bendera ya Uislamu, yaani bendera ya tawhidi (umoja wa Allah), ya haki na usalama, juu ya kila kitu kingine. Mjumbe wa Allah ﷺ alisema: “Uislamu ndio unaosimama juu kabisa, na hakuna kingine kinachoweza kusimama juu yake.” Na kwa kuwa dunia imekusudiwa kuwa msikiti mkubwa, kama ilivyotajwa katika hadith iliyotangulia, Ummah unapaswa kujitahidi kuitakasa dunia, msikiti huu mkubwa, na kubeba Ujumbe kote duniani, ili kuwatoa watu katika kuabudu masanamu na watu, na kuwaelekeza kwenye kumwabudu na kumfuata Muumba wa ulimwengu, Allah (swt).

One of the many graces which Allah (swt) has bestowed upon the generous Muslim Ummah is the making of the whole earth pure, a mosque and a grand mihrab for her where Allah (swt) is worshipped in every single corner of it, whether in the mosques, in the markets, in the streets, or at schools and universities, in the houses, at the frontiers and so on. Therefore, the whole earth is a mosque, and this is indicated by the hadith reported by Bukhari and Muslim on the authority of Jabir ibn ‘Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said, “I have been granted upon five things which were not granted to any other prophet before me: I have gained victory with awe from the distance of one month; the earth has been made sacred and pure and mosque for me, so whenever the time of prayer comes for anyone of you, he should pray wherever he is; the spoils of war have been made lawful for me, and these were never made lawful to anyone before; I have been granted shafa‘a (intercession); and every prophet was sent particularly to his own people, whereas I have been sent to all mankind.” The Messenger of Allah (saw) had been sent to all mankind, for Allah (swt) says, “And we have not sent you but as a Messenger to all mankind.” [TMQ 34:28] And Allah (swt) had made it an obligation upon the Muslim Ummah to carry Islam as a way of life to the whole world, for Allah (swt) says, “Thus We have made you into a just Ummah so that you can be witness against other nations, and the Messenger a witness over yourselves.” [TMQ 2:143] Therefore, one of the most important duties of this Ummah would be to work towards spreading the deen of Allah (swt), for He (swt) says, “???” [TMQ : ] This can be achieved by providing leadership to the world, in order to bring mankind out of the darkness and guide it to the light, and to fly high the banner of Islam, i.e. the banner of the tawheed (oness of Allah), of justice and security, above everything else. The Messenger of Allah (saw) said, “Islam stands highest and nothing else can stand above it.” And since the earth is meant to be a grand mosque, as mentioned in the hadith earlier, the Ummah should work towards purifying the earth, this grand mosque, and to carry the Message all over it, in order to lead people out of the worshipping of idols and people to the worshipping and the following the Creator of the universe, Allah (swt).

Kwa kuwa mitazamo ya Uislamu kuhusu maisha ni ya jumla na yenye kukusanya kila kitu, ilikuwa lazima misikiti iwe katikati ya shughuli zote chanya na zenye kujenga za maisha, ili kuunda vizazi vyema.

Since Islam’s viewpoints in life are general and comprehensive, the mosques had to be at the heart of all life’s positive and constructive activities, in order to shape the righteous generations.

Kwa hiyo, ni wajibu wa Dola ya Kiislamu, na jambo linalotakiwa kwa Waislamu wote, kujenga misikiti kote duniani. Misikiti hii itakuwa matawi ya msikiti huu mkuu, ikitumika kama chemchemi ya kuanzisha kueneza Ujumbe na utekelezaji wake. Ndiyo maana tunaona kwamba Qur'ani inahimiza kujengwa kwa misikiti, na kuifanya kuwa ishara ya imani. Allah (swt) anasema: "Misikiti ya Allah itatembelewa na kutunzwa na wale wanaomwamini Allah na Siku ya Mwisho, wanaosimamisha Swala, na kutoa Zaka." [TMQ 9:18] Mtume wa Allah ﷺ pia aliwahimiza kujenga misikiti na kulifanya jambo hilo kuvutia sana, akisisitiza kwamba ni tendo lenye thawabu. Imepokewa kwa mamlaka ya 'Uthman bin 'Affan kwamba Mtume wa Allah ﷺ alisema: "Yeyote anayejenga msikiti kwa ajili ya Allah, akitafuta radhi za Allah, Allah atamlipa kwa makao peponi." Kujenga msikiti ndiyo ilikuwa mwanzo wa upanuzi na ushindi wa Kiislamu uliofunika sehemu kubwa ya dunia, kwa kuwa msikiti una nafasi muhimu katika maisha ya Umma wa Kiislamu. Hili linaonekana katika mfano wa Mtume ﷺ, ambaye alianza kujenga msikiti mara tu alipoanzisha Dola ya Kiislamu huko Madina. Ili kusisitiza umuhimu mkubwa wa msikiti katika kuunda jamii ya Kiislamu, yeye ﷺ alishiriki mwenyewe katika kazi ya ujenzi. Msikiti huu ulitumika kama sehemu ya kuanzia kuelekea utekelezaji wa vitendo wa Uislamu ndani ya Dola na jamii.

Therefore, it is the duty of the Islamic State, and a desirable act for all the Muslims to build mosques all over the world. These mosques would serve as branches for this grand mosque, acting as a springboard to launch the spreading of the Message and its implementation. This is why we find that the Qur’an exhorts the building of mosques, making it a sign of belief. Allah (swt) says, “The mosques of Allah shall be visited and maintained by such as believe in Allah and the Last Day, and establish regular prayers, and pay zakat.” [TMQ 9:18] The Messenger of Allah (saw) also encouraged the building of mosques and made it very appealing, stressing that it is a rewarding act. It has been reported on the authority of ‘Uthman ibn ‘Affan that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said, “He who builds a mosque for the sake of Allah, seeking the pleasure of Allah, Allah would reward him with a dwelling in Heaven.” The building of a mosque was the starting point to the expansion and the Islamic conquests which engulfed most of the world, as it plays a vital part in the life of the Muslim Ummah. This can be seen from the example of the Messenger of Allah (saw), who began to build a mosque as soon as he (saw) established the Islamic State in Madinah. To emphasise the great importance of the mosque in the shaping of the Islamic society, he (saw) took part in the building work personally. This mosque served as the launching point towards the practical implementation of Islam within both the State and society.

Msikiti wa kwanza ulikuwa wa kawaida sana na rahisi; nguzo zake zilikuwa ni mitende na kuta zake zilitengenezwa kwa udongo. Hata hivyo, msikiti huu wa kawaida ulikuwa ndio shule ya kwanza ya harakati ya Kiislamu, na makao makuu ya Dola ya Kiislamu. Ulikuwa ni shule ambayo Mjumbe wa Allah ﷺ aliwafundisha Maswahaba zake, watu wa Peponi, waliowaadhibu madhalimu. Katika jengo hilo la kawaida, alimlea Waislamu kwa Uislamu ﷺ, alitakasa miili na nafsi, na akabainisha Haki, faradhi (wajibu), mandubu (yanayopendekezwa), mubahu (yanayoruhusiwa), makruhu (yanayochukiwa) na haramu (yaliyoharamishwa).

The first mosque was very modest and basic, its pillars were palm trees and its walls were made of clay, but this modest mosque was the first school of the Islamic campaign, and the headquarters of the Islamic State. It was the school where the Messenger of Allah (saw) instructed his Sahabah, the dwellers of Heaven, who disciplined the tyrants. In that modest building, he (saw) cultured the Muslims with Islam, he (saw) purified the bodies and the souls, and defined the Truth, the fard (obligations), the mandub (recommended), the mubah (permitted), the makruh (disliked) and the haram (forbidden).